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Lisa
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
More Sneak Previews...Necklaces
Just dig the colors!
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| Violet Whispers.... |
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| Oil and Vinegar illusion necklace |
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| Blue Brilliance....looooong version |
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| Jewel-tones, 2 strands... |
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....and close-up
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| Jewel-tone single strand Illusion |
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| Violet whispers.... |
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| Violet Whispers close-up |
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| Blue Brilliance Extravaganza |
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| Deep purple galaxies.... |
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| Earth-tone Planets... |
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| Amber with Amethyst.... |
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| Peak Fall... |
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| Pumpkins'n'Peas |
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| Violet Whispers... |
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| And bright jewel-tones |
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Holiday Offerings Sneak Preview -- Necklaces
Here are the best of the photographs I've taken of necklaces today. Price will be listed when I launch my Etsy listings! Let me know if any of these appeal to you or would grace the neck of someone you love....
Some illusion necklaces....
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| This is a really long one -- wrapped three times in this pic. |
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| OK -- I did rather have a love affair with "lumpy hollows" this year :) |
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| "Lumpy Hollows" close up |
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| Two-strand jewel-tones... |
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| ....and close-up. |
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| Nice long "Coral Islands" necklace, twice wrapped. |
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| "Funky dots" long necklace. |
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| "Princess" necklace... |
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| Getcher red-hots! |
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| And the reddest of all....simply called Big Red. |
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| Original Power Necklace...power free with purchase. |
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| Triple-strand Power |
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| And another triple-strand... |
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| Amethyst stripes.... |
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| Jewel-tones... |
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| ...and violet/periwinkle stripes. |
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Emptying the kiln....#1
Before annealing, lampwork beads can be unstable; the process of heating and cooling glass at different rates means that a change in ambient temperature can cause the glass to crack -- or even explode. To prevent this, lampworkers anneal their beads. In a kiln that looks like a large toolbox, I heat the beads to 940 degrees F, and hold the temp their for half an hour, before slowly ramping the temp down. This removes those internal stresses.
So when I say I've emptied the kiln, it's not really like emptying a potter's kiln. The beads look the same; the differences are internal.
So, down to business: I usually "batch-anneal" my beads, meaning that I do them all at once instead of annealing directly after making the beads, while they are still hot. Here's what I just took out; the result of perhaps 3-4 days' work.
You see some Coral Islands, Blue Brilliance, Red Stripies, Teal Stripies, Peak Fall and swirled green beads (taking submissions for naming those beads now!)
Of the beads shown, the Coral Islands, being dotty beads, take the longest to make. Each color represents an individually placed dot!
More fun unpacking the kiln in a few days!
So when I say I've emptied the kiln, it's not really like emptying a potter's kiln. The beads look the same; the differences are internal.
So, down to business: I usually "batch-anneal" my beads, meaning that I do them all at once instead of annealing directly after making the beads, while they are still hot. Here's what I just took out; the result of perhaps 3-4 days' work.
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| Click on the pics to get a larger version. |
You see some Coral Islands, Blue Brilliance, Red Stripies, Teal Stripies, Peak Fall and swirled green beads (taking submissions for naming those beads now!)
Of the beads shown, the Coral Islands, being dotty beads, take the longest to make. Each color represents an individually placed dot!
More fun unpacking the kiln in a few days!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Bead designs: Earrings!
My latest strand of earring beads...contact me if you'd like to order matching earring beads in any style you see.
Bead Designs: Power
Yes, power! We've documented instances of jewelry made of these beads actually bestowing great power on the wearer. You have to feel it to believe it!
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